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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
Milk Supply.—Practically all the milk for retail sale is
brought into the area from other districts. A few cows are
kept by private individuals for milk, but such milk is not retailed.
Eleven applications were received from persons desirous of
being registered under the Milk and Dairies Acts and Orders.
Registration was granted in each case.
There were on the registers at 31st December, 1938, thirtyone
dairymen, twenty-three dairymen and purveyors and
twenty-seven retail purveyors.
Two hundred and sixty-five inspections were made of the
premises of dairymen and purveyors of milk in the district.
Conditions discovered requiring attention were promptly dealt
with.
Continued attention was paid to the prevention of the
bottling of milk in the streets.
No action was necessary with regard to tuberculous milk
or cattle.
The number of licences granted under the Milk (Special
Designations) Order, 1936, was as follows:—
Pasteuriser's Licence 1
Dealers Licences:
Tuberculin Tested Milk 12
Accredited Milk —
Pasteurised Milk 16
Supplementary Licences 11
Under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designations)
Order, 1936, which came into operation on 1st June, 1936, the
number of grades is reduced to three, namely, Tuberculin Tested,
Accredited, and Pasteurised.
Bacteriological Examination.— Fifty-five samples of milk
were taken for bacteriological examination under the Milk
(Special Designations) Order; five were found not to comply
wholly with the bacteriological standards laid down. In each case
the dealer was informed of the result of the examination and
advised to take adequate steps to comply with the conditions
of the licence. Subsequent samples were taken with satisfactory
results.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.—This Act makes the
licensing of slaughtermen compulsory. Two licences were renewed
by the Corporation for a further period of twelve months.
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